About us

In 1996, The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress was established within the National Roofing Foundation (NRF)* to
create an endowment fund to serve as a highly focused resource for the roofing industry and its customers.

The Alliance's objectives are to conduct research and educational projects that support high-quality programs for
roofing contractors; ensure timely and forward-thinking industry responses to major economic and technological
issues; and enhance the long-term viability and attractiveness of the industry to roofing workers.

The Alliance also has a philanthropic side, which includes reaching out to the roofing community and its members and
helping fund efforts dedicated to good works and charitable giving.

The Alliance also sponsors scholarships for undergraduate students who are employees, immediate family members of
employees or immediate family members of NRCA-contractor and supplier members.

The Alliance brings together leading contractors, manufacturers and suppliers committed to securing the future
strength and excellence of the roofing industry.

A few of the Alliance projects funded to date include: 1) a national survey of roofing workers, conducted by The
Gallup Organization, providing an in-depth examination of employee satisfaction in the roofing industry; 2) the NRCA
Roof Application Training Program series; 3) a study of roof longevity and replacement activity conducted by Ducker
Worldwide; 4) a study to examine what the industry would look like in 20 years; 5) a study at Penn State University
on business and contract strategies for solar roof systems; and 6) support for Florida International University's
Wall of Wind program — a full-scale destructive testing facility intended to better replicate roof performance
under high-wind conditions.

*NRCA established the National Roofing Foundation (NRF), a separate but related organization, to undertake
educational and research projects. NRF is a nonprofit, public foundation incorporated in Illinois and exempt from
federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the
foundation/Alliance are tax deductible, as provided by law.